The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

I have risen!

Will pop over to visit FiL today.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooooeeee. 7 deg here and another nice day for us. The last one I think. After today it will be mixed, rain, sunshine yada yada.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning,
Feel surprisingly fresh after yesterday at the beer festival. Flu jabs later and collect prescription. My telephone consultation with the doctor yesterday morning went well. I had made a list of observations and questions which were comprehensively answered, a prescription issued online, a set of blood tests and an x ray arranged. In the afternoon I had a text from the local pharmacy to say my prescription was ready to collect.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning all.
Wow, slept in till 0700 this morning.
Last night's chippy meal was a success.
2 x large portions of sweet n sour chicken.
1 x sezchuan special
3 x rice
£17.00.......a cheap meal imo
Today be a TV sports day of footy and golf.

 

[gavroche]

Salut. Covid jab at 10.45 this morning. They wanted to do the flu jab at the same time but I don’t like the idea of having both on the same day so I am going back on Monday for the flu jab. It gives my body a chance to adjust to each one.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
A cloudy start to the day here.
It's that time of the year, both MrsP and myself have covid jabs booked for this morning.
Dog walk first, then we will cycle up to the clinic and the do stuff in the garden. The green bin was emptied early today.
We will attempt to paint the fence as it is dry enough now. Grass still needs cutting as it didn't dry out enough yesterday.
Our daughter is coming over later this afternoon so I will cobble together some tea, or I might get a Chinese takeaway. Decisions decisions.

 

[PaulSB]

In my working life, I worked in IT. I always (and still do, to an extent) think of myself a typical IT loner, and, not a "people person".

When I retired, the only thing I missed were the people. Funny old world.

Within 48 hours of retiring I'd forgotten that world. I enjoyed my career but haven't missed it at all in the past eight years.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Final fettling on my Montesa trials bike today, before tomorrow's event.
Looking forward to having a ride around.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. A beautiful morning here. I plan to spend the day on the allotment. Flu jab first though so I need to shake a leg and head off to the surgery. I also need to pop into the pharmacy to book a Covid jab.

 

[Mo1959]

A pleasant, if drizzly riverside trail walk done.

Just finished my breakfast which was porridge with sliced banana, handful of blueberries and a couple of spoons of Fage yoghurt. Very tasty and nutritious

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks soggy old day here but thats ok as its a rest day. Have been doing 50 mile rides every other day, dont seem to be getting a lot stronger but my endurance is getting better.

 

[Drago]

 

[Mo1959]

Morning folks soggy old day here but thats ok as its a rest day. Have been doing 50 mile rides every other day, dont seem to be getting a lot stronger but my endurance is getting better.

I was like that seven or eight years ago. Sadly, I think I’ve been out about 8 times this year and the longest was probably around 30 miles.


Just checked. 10 rides and the longest was 33.

 

[Drago]

I'm not doing so many miles now I'm in easy walking distance of most places I need to be, but still doing a fair few utility rides across town.

 

[Chief Broom]

I was like that seven or eight years ago. Sadly, I think I’ve been out about 8 times this year and the longest was probably around 30 miles.


Just checked. 10 rides and the longest was 33.

I guess we all have phases of enthusiasm i havent been walking much and now more adept to pushing pedals rather than striding up hills! I do have a purpose though...i intend in later years to be a local legend and still riding around the highlands at 90+